US-Iran deal

IDF prepares for surprise Iranian attack as US pursues diplomatic deal with Tehran

Israeli defense officials assess that US President Donald Trump would prefer to avoid a military confrontation and resolve tensions through diplomacy.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
Traffic moves on a rainy day in Tehran, November 8, 2026.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to members of the media during a signing ceremony on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York City, US, September 21, 2026.

'Iranian demands are outrageous,' Rubio says as talks fail to make progress

Ahead of a G7 meeting in France, Rubio said Iran talks have made no progress, calling Tehran's demands "unacceptable" and warning that the US could respond to threats against its forces.

|ByIDAN KWELLER
US President Donald Trump takes off his hat for a moment, as he leaves after he delivered remarks ahead of the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after being reopened following months of repairs, in Washington, DC, US, November 2, 2026.

Trump held off on Iran strike as Israel, US prepared for military operation, sources tell 'Post'

Israel and the US prepared for a possible strike on Iran over the weekend, but Trump held off as mediators continued efforts to reach an agreement.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
A woman holds an Iranian flag near an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 25, 2026.

Iran hardliners demand US ‘pays the price’ before war ends, emboldened by GOP defeat - report

Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned against the ‘slightest inclination towards submission,’ a message hardliners believe was aimed at Iran’s negotiators, CNN reported.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iran deal turns into global loyalty test as tension builds between Trump and Israel - analysis

Trump remains popular, powerful, and rhetorically committed to Israel’s survival. But his support now comes with public scolding, transactional accounting, and an unmistakable demand from Netanyahu.

JUNE 18, 2026BySTEVEN GANOT/THE MEDIA LINE
US President Donald Trump, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, holds a press conference during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026.

‘Greater jihad begins from today’: Khomeini’s grandson hails US deal as major Iran ‘victory’

Khomeini advised that to maintain victory, Iranians “must stay away from pointless disputes, disputes that are the product of ego and self-centeredness.”

JUNE 18, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's grandson, Hassan Khomeini speaks during the 36th anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran, Iran June 4, 2025.